/494/ National Democracy or Globalist War ft. Wolfgang Streeck

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-s46r8-18dcd11 On the dual crisis of the world. Wolfgang Streeck, renowned economic sociologist, is back on to talk to us about the crisis of capitalist growth and of democracy. We focus on the solutions proposed in his brilliant new book,…

/491/ Squeezed Between Two Empires ft. Maciej Szlinder

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-q5z8s-18c733e On Poland's election, its history, its self-conception. Philosopher Maciej Szlinder joins us to talk about Polish politics, society and history. Maciej is a member of the general council of the left-wing political party Razem ("Together"), as well as the…

/477/ Talking Turkey in the Group Chat ft. Djene Bajalan

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-x6fpv-1864bb3 On Erdogan's World and the revolt against it. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Historian Djene Bajalan joins George and Alex to review the past month – ceasefires in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, winning and losing…

/474/ Urban Power in a Planet of Slums ft. Ben Bradlow

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-get3e-18334d8 On cities and the politics of development. [For the full episode, subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Ben Bradlow, assistant professor of sociology and international affairs at Princeton, talks to Alex about his book Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo…

/472/ Munich, MAGA, Musk, Malema ft. Will Shoki / Ryan Zickgraf

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-8pky8-181f07b On Trumpworld: Vance in Munich; Musk in South Africa. [This contains only the interview on South Africa – for the full episode subscribe at patreon.com/bungacast] Alex, George and Ryan Zickgraf round up events in Germany: first the elections, then…

UNLOCKED: /418/ Neoliberal Order Breakdown System, German-Style ft. Gregor Baszak

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pbgnh-180dd47 This episode, originally published in June 2024 only for subscribers, is crucial backdrop to this Sunday's (23 Feb 2025) snap elections in Germany.  For more like this, join us at patreon.com/bungacast On German political derangement. Independent researcher and writer…

/470/ Political Reaction to System Failure ft. Tim Pendry

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-9nhhv-180869a On the world under Trump, and British responses.  Tim Pendry, author of the Unstable Times substack, as well as an international affairs consultant, talks to Alex H and Lee Jones about the world under Trump II, the massive shifts underway,…